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The diagnostic yield and complications of open lung biopsies in kidney transpla...
Tomotani, Daniere Yurie Vieira; Bafi, Antônio Tonete; Pacheco, Eduardo Souza; Freitas, Tainá Veras de Sandes; Viana, Laila AlmeidaThe purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of open lung biopsy (OLB) in determining the specific diagnosis and the related complications in patients with undiagnosed diffuse pulmonary infiltrates. Methods: This single center, retrospective study included adult kidney transplant patients who underwent OLB. The patients had diffuse pulmonary infiltrates without definitive diagnoses and failed to respond...
Microcirculation improvement after short-term infusion of vasopressin in septic...
Nascente, Ana Paula Metran; Freitas, Flávio Geraldo Rezende; Bakker, Jan; Bafi, Antônio Tonete; Ladeira, Renata Teixeira; Azevedo, Luciano Cesar PontesOBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of vasopressin on the microcirculation and to develop a predictive model to estimate the probability of microcirculatory recruitment in patients with septic shock. METHODS: This prospective interventional study included patients with septic shock receiving noradrenaline for less than 48 hours. We infused vasopressin at 0.04 U/min for one hour. Hemodynamic measurements, including...